One plan under consideration calls for tractor traverses from the base on the coast at McMurdo to the pole via the newly established Leverett Glacier route to transport the cable.

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The route was established in 1997 after an agreement was reached with Lord Bath, who owns Longleat.

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Recreational cycling was already on a roll, when in 2009 a 50 million New Zealand dollar government fund was established to create a continuous touring route running the length of the country, supported at a grass roots level by an additional 50 million New Zealand dollars offered up by councils and local organisations.

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It said an integrated cycle route network must be properly established.

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Given the conflicting views on the value of established, national retailers going the daily deal route, will these big partnerships become a mainstay for Groupon, LivingSocial and the like, or should they stick to local marketing?

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"It is unfortunate that the New York Attorney General has chosen this route rather than engage in a constructive dialogue through the established dispute resolution process, " spokeswoman Vickee Adams said.

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